Massive 3D-printed community almost finished in Texas

Icon utilizes a massive 3D printer measuring more than 45 feet wide and weighing 4.75 tons. It uses a mixture of concrete powder, sand, water, and other additives to build walls layer by layer, squeezing out the mixture like toothpaste out of a tube. The resulting walls look like textured corduroy.

The single-story homes take just a few weeks to print, and rely on traditional foundations and metal roofs. The thick concrete walls are said to be resistant to water, termites, mold, and extreme weather, and help keep homes cool during hot Texas summers.

I started reading this promotional release with the thought that this could be a great solution for affordable housing, despite how unattractive the house shown looks, and the fact that the solid concrete construction means they block wireless signals, and the fact that they are in *Texas*, land of dwindling individual liberties.

Then I saw that the least expensive one is $470,000 and noped out of the rest.

If I am going half a million or more in debt, it ain’t for a cookie-cutter concrete shitbox in *Texas*.